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Getty Images The Patriots continue their search to “solidify” the quarterback position a year after Tom Brady walked out the door. New England went 7-9 last season, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008, while Brady won his seventh Super Bowl ring, this one with the Buccaneers...

Getty Images Patriots owner Robert Kraft admitted earlier this month that his team’s brass always made fun of the organizations that spent heavily in free agency. Then his own team went 7-9 in 2020. Now New England has signed several high-profile free agents in an effort to once again become...

Getty Images The first year of life without Tom Brady was a rough one for the Patriots as they slumped to 7-9 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The team has been busy signing free agents that they hope will allow them to rebound in 2021, but there’s one key spot where they...

Getty Images After finishing 7-9 in 2020, the Patriots have been the big spenders of free agency, with the club signing several high-profile players. Team owner Robert Kraft said recently that New England “always made fun of the teams that spent a lot in the offseason.” But following the first...

Getty Images The Patriots have made a lot of moves this month, but none of them has involved the return of cornerback Jason McCourty. McCourty remains unsigned for the 2021 season and it is not because he’s unsure about his plans for a 13th NFL season. During an appearance on NFL Network...

Getty Images NFL owners have approved a 17-game schedule for the 2021 season and that means each team now has a new opponent on their schedule. The 17th game will be an inter-conference game each season and teams the conferences will alternate hosting duties. The AFC will host the games in...

Getty Images Marcus Cannon was one of eight players who opted out for the Patriots last season. As a survivor of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, the offensive lineman had his health to consider during the pandemic. Cannon, 32, is returning this season but not to the Patriots. New England traded him to...

Getty Images Cornerback Stephon Gilmore was seen as a trade candidate heading into last year’s deadline and discussion of a possible deal extended into this offseason, but he remains a member of the Patriots with March coming to an end. While that doesn’t mean that Gilmore will be in New...

Getty Images Veteran defensive lineman Danny Shelton is visiting with the Giants on Monday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Shelton spent last season with the Lions, starting 12 games. He recorded 37 total tackles with a sack, two tackles for loss, and four quarterback hits. Prior to that...

Getty Images With Jimmy Garoppolo‘s days numbered in San Francisco, speculation regarding his eventual future has centered on the Patriots. Former NFL tight end (who played at one point for the Patriots) Jermaine Wiggins threw some water on that possibility on Monday morning. “They used to...

Getty Images Immediately after learning he’d be released by the Dolphins, linebacker Kyle Van Noy said he was “surprised and disappointed” by the decision. Van Noy noted that he played through injuries and that he felt he lived up to expectations as a leader in his only season playing for head...

Getty Images Matt Patricia has returned to the Patriots, with an unspecified role. Generally, he’s there to assist the coaching staff. And by “coaching staff,” that likely means head coach Bill Belichick. Patricia’s name appears nowhere on the team’s official website. It has appeared, via Mike...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Kyle Love never signed with another team after being released by the Buccaneers last September and he won’t be signing anyone this year either. In a post to his Instagram account, Love wrote that he is “closing this chapter in my life and opening up a new one”...

Getty Images A day after the 49ers moved up to draft a quarterback, they’ve signed a player who knows a thing or two about throwing the football. Receiver Mohamed Sanu has signed with the 49ers, according to his agent, Mike McCartney. Sanu, who signed as a free-agent with the Falcons when...

Getty Images In any trade negotiations, the best leverage comes from a steadfast and credible insistence that the team doesn’t really want to trade the player. The 49ers, after moving up to No. 3 in the 2021 draft with the clear goal of acquiring a new quarterback, now must steadfastly and...

Getty Images Center David Andrews spent some time exploring offers from other teams as a free agent before ultimately settling on a return to the Patriots on a four-year deal. Andrews is one of a handful of Patriot players to re-sign with the team and those players have memories of brighter...

Getty Images With the 49ers making a bold move up the 2021 draft board from No. 12 to No. 3, all signs point to coach Kyle Shanahan coveting one of the top quarterbacks — and being comfortable having two of them go before he picks. If, as it appears, the 49ers gave up the 12th overall pick...

Getty Images Linebacker Kyle Van Noy is back in New England after playing last year in Miami, and it sounds like playing a year for the Dolphins has made him appreciate the Patriot Way. Van Noy, who previously played for the Patriots from 2016 to 2019, was asked how it was different playing...

Getty Images The Patriots’ decision to bring quarterback Cam Newton back for a second season wasn’t met with universal praise from outside the organization, but it didn’t seem to hurt the team when it came time to talk to free agent wide receivers. Kendrick Bourne said at his introductory...

Getty Images The Patriots re-signed James White this week and they’ve now secured a deal with another member of their backfield. While White’s return wasn’t a sure thing, fullback Jakob Johnson‘s return was all but certain. The team tendered him as an exclusive rights free agent, which means...